Fender for automobiles.



' UNITED s rarri'gs PATENT oir-Frou.

Y DANTE J. 'WI-I'L'CWN'` 0F COLUMBUS. OHIC.

L FENDER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

955,624 y Specictioa of Lctterslatent. llllfllll-ll pl'. il. HHH. Application led December 8. 1909. SeriatNo. 531,522. A

To all lwhom 'it 'may cof/wem:

Be it known that I, DANTE J. YVELTON, a citizen of the, Unitedtates. residing at Cohnnbus, in. the county of Franklin and State. of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Fenders for Autoxuobiles5 ot' which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved fender for vehicles, especially automobiles and the invention is embodied in the exampleof it shown in the act-one Vpartying drawing auddeserilwd in the following description the features of novelty being pointed out i the elaiin's appended to the description. v

ln the acconipanying` drawing-Figure 1 is a top plan of the fender showing parts of the front springs of au autmnobile and trac- :zo tions of the front wheel. Fir is a vertical sectionand elevation ou thdbliue .l1-.B Fig.

1 looking to the left.. Fig. 3 is a horizontal or longitudinal section of the end of the fender. Fig. Je is a perspective View of the device for attaching the fender.

In the views the character 5 designates the impact inernbe;l consisting of a tube of rubber and fabric the material of which is of such-thickness and rigidity as not to reuire inflation to maintain it in distended orm but of such flexibility as to permit it to yield when in forcible collision with other objects. This tube is plugged at its ends with rubber lugs 5* and the tube, is made of Gh length) that. it shall extend across the front 'of the lvehicle and wheels and itJ is mounted upon a suitable curved seat 6 of metal, Wood, or other rigid material. The tube can be if desired, connected or other- 40, Wise secured to the seat 6 but it is preferred to employ n etal rin-gs 7 closely encircling both the tube and the seat` the ring being secured to the seatnear its ends by screws 7*, and at its ends metal caps 8 covering both the tube end and .the seat end, the cap being secured to the seat by screwsS, The tube and its seat', are mounted on a metallic su porting bar 9 having .its ends bent to and reversed S-'form constituting springs,- ,50 the seat 6Y being bolted or riveted to the free terminal portions 0E said springs. Between the middle-of the; har t) and the middle of the seatl 6 is 'secured by bolts or rivets another spring 10 of metal bent to S-forin as viewedv from the under side.l 11, 11, are

hicle is greatly lessened.

rubber blocksl to cushion the parts of tlw springr l0 against a too violent compression and 1:2. 12, are sunllar rubber blocks mi each ot the tuo springs of the supporting bar i'.

As automobiles rarv in Width 1 proifidt` u means for adapting the fender to any width commonly employed. This means consist.- of a pair of brackets each haring a shankv portion 13 with a rounded seat. lr that tits under the forward end of one of the forward springs 1l of the automobile and an inwardly standing head portion 15 provided with a slot 15". 'lhe head portion is integral with the shank portion and has a shoulder 16 :it the outer end of the rounded seat 19H- 7u provided with a bolt hole itl, Ordinarily the leaves of a spring 14 are hinged or held together at their ends by a nutted bolt.k I propose to utilize such a. nutted bolt except that. it Should be longer than usual, as seen 7 atA ll', to subset-re the double function of aiding in securing the bracket to the spring and of holding the parts of the spring to gether said bolt being passed through hole 16 and the usual opening at the junction of 80 the parts of the spring. The rear end of the shank of each bracket is secured tothe lower leaeof the spring 14 by means of an ordinary clip 18.

The fender proper with its described equipment is secured to cach of the two brac ets by means of two nntted bolts 19, 19, the bolts heingpassed through round holes in the bar-9 and the slots 15` of the brackets. Y

20, 20, designate the forward wheels ef the automobile.

lVith this construction it will be observed that among other advantages the resilience of the tube is supplemented by the, resilience of the springs behind it and thatnpon collision danger of injury to persons or the ve- 'Vhat. I claim is: .e

1. In a fender. the combination of a resilient impact member7 a seat for the sume., and the, supporting bar t) having its ends bentto form Sshaped springs and means for connecting said scat. with said springs, substantially as described.

2. 1n a fender, the combination of a resilient, impact. member, a seat for the same, the supporting bar 9 having its ends provided Wi th spring-, means for connecting said seat. with said springs and an S-shaped spring lent impact inem 'means for connecting the sanie with said bar and seat, and cushions for the parts of said last named spring,substaii.iaiiy as described.

1. In a vehicle' fender, the combination with an impact member and supporting frame therefor, of brackets for securing the saine to the forward srrings of a vehicle each consisting of a slotte head portion 15 having a shank 13 provided with 'a seat tn it 'against the spring and means for securing the bracket to the supporting frame and sprin", substantially as described.

5. in a vehicle fender, the combination with an impact member an'd supporting frame therefonof brackets for securing the saine to the forward s rings of a vehicle each .consisting of a slotte head portion i5 lnv- 4ing a shank 13 provided with a seat to tit against the spring and with a perforated shoulder 16, and mears for securing the `bracket to the su porting frame and spring,

substantially as eseribed. a

t3. in a vehicle fender, the combination lwith an impact member and supporting Irainc therefor, of a bracket for securing the saine to the' forward spring of a vehicle consisting of a head portion to which the frame of the fender is attached, said head portion having a shank provided with u, scat to tit against the i'ace of the end of the spring and a shoulder yto tit against the side ofthe end of the spring, nicaiis for securing the supporting frame to the bracket, and ineansfor securing the bracket to the spring, substantially as described.

7. In a vehicle with an impact member and supporting frame thereor, of brackets for securing the saine to the forward s rings of a vehicle each consisting of a slotted) head portion 15 having a shank 13 provided with seat to lit fender, the combination against the spring and with a perforated shoulder' 16, means for securing the bracket to the supporting frame and a bolt for se curing the bracket t0 the spring, said bolt being also adapted to secure the parts of the spring together, substantially as described.

S. ln a vehicle fender, the combination with a suitable seat, of a resilient tube seated in said seat, said tube having a plug in its end to hold said end distended, said tube heing normally distcndcd without intiatioii and a metallic cap inclosing said plug and end.I and means for securing the cap to said seat, substantially as described.

DANTE J. W ELTC "itnesses BENJAMIN FINGKEL, Manin FoAnD. 

